The Red Silk Gambler (1972)
Original title: 緋ぢりめん博徒
The Red Silk Gambler is a 1972 Japanese-language action movie directed by Teruo Ishii, with a running time of 1h 26m. It stars Eiko Nakamura, Reiko Ike and Sanae Tsuchida.
With her first love that unfolded in the battlefield in her heart, and with a short sword and a pillbox as her weapons, female gambler Okatsu the Tiger Lily travels from gambling site to gambling site. Surrounding her are Omon, an outlaw star blind lone gambler; Onaka, a thief who’s after Okatsu to avenge her father’s death; Ohide, a tattoo artist whose back is covered by a dragon tattoo; and Oryu, a young girl sold as a prostitute to a gambling family.
